We Visit Yemen

by Claire O'Neal

Overview

Welcome to Yemen, where history comes alive. Its capital, Sana'a, is the oldest continually inhabited city in the world. The Queen of Sheba made her palace in the ruins of Marib, building a wealthy kingdom from the trade of native-grown frankincense and myrrh. The mysterious island of Socotra is home to plants that grow nowhere else in the world, like the exotic Dragon's Blood tree.

In this traditional Islamic country, women protect their modesty with the head-to-toe black abaya, while men wear a ceremonial dagger-the jambiya-at their belt. Isolated by jagged mountains atop the "Roof of Arabia," Yemen's tribal and traditional ways have stood the test of time. What happens when modern issues-oil, the dwindling water supply, women's rights, Islamic terrorism-try to climb in?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781584159612
Publisher:	Mitchell Lane Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date:	08/01/2011
Series:	Your Land and My Land Series: The Middle East
Pages:	64
Product dimensions:	6.70(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	9 - 13 Years

Table of Contents

Introduction 6

1 Yemen Ancient and Beautiful 9

Where in the World is Yemen? 12

Facts at a Glance 13

2 The History of "Arabia Felix" 15

3 Government 21

4 Hot Lands and the Roof of Arabia 25

5 To Be a Yemeni 31

6 Language and Learning 37

7 Family Food, and Fun 41

8 Jobs in Yemen 47

9 We Visit Yemen 51

Yemen Recipe Fatah 56

Yemen Craft Mud Bricks 57

Timeline 58

Chapter Notes 59

Books 60

Works Consulted 60

On The Internet 61

Golssary 62

Index 63